American Ghost Stories: True Tales from All 50 States

by Michael A Kozlowski, Richard Estep (Foreword)

Take an eerie road trip! A chilling collection of true ghost stories spanning every state in the United States with a full range of ghostly manifestations and haunted locations! From séances to shiny graveyards, take a ghostly journey across the United States. Visit the highways and byways of the supernatural across the country and in each state in the union. American Ghost True Tales from All 50 States tours possessed houses, unearthly burial sites, forbidding farms, sinister forests, school bathrooms, and all manner of places haunted by spectral visitors, including … More than merely a collection of 50 true ghost stories, American Ghost Stories puts you in the middle of the eerie action with captivating stories that would be at home at any midnight campfire. The only difference is that these stories aren't urban legends or fantasies meant to scare you. These stories live right next door to every one of us. We suggest you don’t read them when you are home alone and the lights begin to flicker!

Genres: History, Paranormal, Ghost Stories, Horror

272 pages, Paperback

Published September 19, 2023

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good book, very informative.

[K.N. · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you enjoy traveling to new towns and hearing about their history- including some of the tragedies & ghost stories - then this book is for you! I could imagine each city or town as the author described the setting and many include photos in case your imagination needs a boost. The author shares the darker history without salacious details or gore - he has a friendly, matter-of-fact tone that keeps the reader safely in the eerie zone. I enjoy visiting locations with colorful history and ghost sightings so I’ll refer to this book when I’m planning my next trip! Highly recommend if you like legend tripping, ghost investigations, folklore and tragic history.

[Rebecca Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting collection of stories from around the United States. Each state has a unique history and story - and some of these have spawned into legends and paranormal stories. Sightings and stories have grown over the years.

Interesting collection of stories. I was familiar with several, but there were a few that I didn't know about.

[Julie Large · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a good overview of stories from each state. I listened on audio. My only complaint would be that the narrator often mispronounced words - bellies instead of belies (multiple hints), decapacitated instead of decapitated, just deserts instead of just desserts. There were others . These things bother me more than they probably should.

[Annarella · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very funny and entertaining mix of travelogue and ghost stories. It made me imagine a lot of travel and it's well written
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

[Heathir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though this collection comes across as a bit dry in parts,overall this collection of ghost stories from the 50 U.S contains a few interesting stories that I hadn't previously read that gave me chills. An overall excellent read.

[mandi welsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was informative and often times humorous. I love the fact that the author admits to the cliche stories such as the women in white and the tragic love stories. He comes across as not overly skeptical while also not gullible. I enjoyed it overall.

[Jr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really enjoyed all the cool history behind the places the author talked about. Was hoping for more of a scary book to read during the Halloween season. This ended up being more of a historical book, but I still learned a lot and really enjoyed it!

[Elexndra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good ghost stories from around the USA library borrow

[Ted Cartier · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun reads.